Albert Bernhardt

• 2016-2025 Hiawatha Elementary: worked with the staff to move them out of a "School of Watch"
• 2014-2016 Whitmer High School: Principal of Curriculum and Instruction
• 2007-2014 Jefferson Junior High School: highest rating on the state report card for 2 years running

Leadership experiences:

• Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback
• Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness
• Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize education effectiveness
• Fostered a positive learning environment and instilled a drive for academic excellence
• Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with district goals and objectives
• Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification
• Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies
• Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers
• Administered personnel policies and procedures and approved professional staff hiring
• Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
• Supervised after-school program to promote student growth and maintain safety for all attendees.
• Counseled students about rules and policies during school
• Formulated and implemented school safety and security policies.
• Prepared school budget and submitted to school board with recommendations for hiring, capital expenditures, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Allocated school budgets and solicited additional funding from grant programs

Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
Kept school in full compliance with established policies, legal requirements and student safety standards.

• Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
• Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
• Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
• Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
• Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
• Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
• Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
• Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.